I did this recently with an espresso color-painted bookshelf. The inside of each shelf was a bright red. I was a great way to bring color together in the living room without having to add more acce...

I'm always looking at new machines for making espressos. Years ago my great uncle had some strange device to make coffee through the car's lighter/charger! I've never seen anything like it but I wa...

winning or not, I'd love to know more about the pictured cheeses! what is the name of the white one with a ricotta look inside? It looks delicious!

my dad would open a big can of this and add hot sauce/tabasco or chili pepper, lime, cracked pepper and salt and a little butter and cook it in a hot pan.

I'm blind without my glasses so I don't think I'd put cactus so close to the shower, where my fumbling could mean disaster. Still, I like the idea, esp. in those bathrooms that have that one tiny w...

My mom was making black beans in a pressure cooker and, somehow, the whole pot exploded with a huge BAM. The entire kitchen's walls were black and the black went all through the dining room and ont...

where would I found a chaise like that? I love this footless version (the radiator is nice too).

they look like dried salted plums. super sour snacking.

I use solely organic milk and milk products but have read recently that national organic brands may not be good for the contracted farmers. I'm now only buying local/regional organic milk wherever ...

It always seems alternative companies that are well-liked for their difference in a market of homogeny are pointed out - as thought we should expect better. This kind of expectation should be place...

I miss Austin - buying pan dulce at La Mexicana at 3 in the morning was always fun. Thanks for reminders - I would like to add Mr. Natural's [www.mrnatural-austin.com], a vegetarian's heaven with g...

Whenever I make a Cuban picadillo I'm sure to make it a little saucier. Then I throw raisins in during the last ten minutes. They soak up the sauce and add beautifully to the garlic, ground beef, o...

vinyl bird decals are available on etsy. that might be an option that would stick without fading.

I grill the whole onion when bbqing. then pull the layers apart and add them to tacos or scoop salsa with them (and place in your mouth quickly!). a texas thing?

I just did a web search for other uses for half and half! Thanks for answering my question. A couple of gatherings in the last few weeks have left me with 4 half empty containers.

If I'm cutting apples for my daughter I cut off the tops and bottoms so they sit better, then cut right through the waist of the apple. Most (all?) apples have a star shape inside and she loves tha...

Traveling through Mexico a couple of years ago, the best drink to keep you warm was to ask for warm goat's milk, add some brown sugar and instant coffee. So many restaurants had those easily-spotte...

Thanks so much. This looks incredible - I'll be baking this weekend!

is it just me or could others not find the actual cranberry carrot bread recipe? good article but I was really wanting that recipe.

way pretty